LABOR, THE LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE…
The legislature passed a bill that reorganizes the three state agencies with jurisdiction over public sector employees – the Labor Relations Commission, the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration and the Joint Labor Management Committee.
Amy Laura Davidson served as Chair of…
In January 2000, the Chief of Police in the Town of Oxford ordered all police officers to remove their MCOP Union Pins. The Oxford Police Association, MCOP Local 173, filed a prohibited practice charge at the Labor Relations Commission, arguing…
We’re not sure what to make of the Supreme Judicial Court’s decision to re-examine two decisions upholding labor arbitration awards, but there is no question that the SJC continues to show a strong interest in these matters, not always to…
In LeMaitre vs. Mass. Turnpike Authority (November 5, 2007) [http://socialaw.org/slip.htm?cid=17603&sid=119], the Appeals Court ruled that a nonunion civil engineer is entitled to sick leave buyback under the public employer’s buyback policy in place for the majority of his employment.
Plaintiff’s benefits…
